American Repertory Theater at Harvard University has announced three of the four shows that will make up its 2024-2025 subscription season, kicking off with a reunion between 'Jagged Little Pill' collaborators Diane Paulus and Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui.
Tony Award winner and A.R.T.'s artistic director will helm a production of Shakespeare's 'Romeo and Juliet,' featuring choreography by Cherkaoui. The show will run from Saturday, August 31, to Sunday, October 6.
In a statement, Paulus said he was thrilled to reunite with Cherkaoui on 'Romeo and Juliet.' He added, "Our partnership on 'Jagged Little Pill' was one of the most exhilarating creative collaborations of my life, and I can't wait to bring Shakespeare's iconic play to new life on our stage."
The world premiere of Torya Beard's Ayodele Casel's 'Diary of a Tap Dancer' will also be featured this season. According to an official press release, the performance "interweaves dance, narrative, and song to share the story of her own life and honor the histories and legacies of the extraordinary women tap dancers who came before her."
Casel recently performed tap choreography for the Broadway production of 'Funny Girl' in 2022.
The show will run from Thursday, December 12, 2024, to Saturday, January 4, 2025.
Kate Hamill, author of popular stage adaptations of 'Sense & Sensibility' and 'Little Women,' will take on Homer with a new adaptation of 'The Odyssey.' Its world premiere will be from Saturday, February 8, to Sunday, March 16, 2025.
Furthermore, A.R.T. is currently presenting its world premiere of 'Gatsby,' a musical adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel (not to be confused with the current Broadway musical 'The Great Gatsby').
